Rahul Dravid, the present Indian head coach, was thought to be one of many best batters within the sport’s historical past. His batting credentials earned the moniker ‘The Wall’ for his impregnable defence and match-winning performances. With an illustrious profession spanning 164 Tests and 344 ODIs, Dravid is well known as one of many most interesting batters globally. Since his retirement in 2012, he made a number of stints as a broadcaster earlier than turning to teaching, serving to the India U19 group safe the World Cup title in 2018. In November 2021, Dravid took the helm of the senior group.
Samit Dravid in motion through the Cooch Behar Trophy ultimate(X)
While Dravid continues to form the way forward for Indian cricket from the teaching sidelines, his son, Samit Dravid, is making waves within the U19 Cooch Behar Trophy for Karnataka. Earlier this week, the 18-year-old all-rounder showcased his quick bowling expertise through the ultimate towards Mumbai. A fan on the social media platform X (previously Twitter) posted a video of Samit’s bowling motion.
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Samit, the first-change bowler for Karnataka, bowled 19 overs and picked two wickets, dismissing a dangerous-looking Ayush Sachin Vartak on 73 earlier than castling wicketkeeper-batter Prateek Yadav on 30. Mumbai had been bowled out for 380 within the first innings, and the eye now turns to Karnataka’s batting innings as Samit, listed at no.6 within the batting order, can be keen to indicate his batting credentials.
Earlier this week, Rahul Dravid, throughout an interview on JioCinema forward of India’s first T20I towards Afghanistan, spoke about working with Samit. When requested whether or not Dravid senior additionally coaches Samit, the India head coach acknowledged it’s “difficult” to play each roles collectively.
“I don’t coach my son Samit as playing the two roles (a parent and a coach) is difficult. I am happy to be a father. I also don’t know what I am doing in that role (laughs),” Dravid had mentioned.
In 7 matches within the ongoing Cooch Behar Trophy, Samit Dravid has scored 340 runs at 37.78. Additionally, he has additionally picked 14 wickets in as many innings.
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